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Hyoid bone
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- 3 parts of hyoid bone:
1. greater cornua (horns) 2. lesser cornua (horns) 3. corpus (body) - Only bone in the larynx—does not articulate with any other bone in the body. - The larynx is suspended by this bone |
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Cunieform Cartilages
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- Paired
- Hyaline cartilaginous tissue - embedded in the arytenoids OR aryepiglottic folds?? - look like a cuneiform writing instrument |
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Subglottic space
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immediately below the vocal cords. (the space underneath the true vocal folds)
- Narrowest part of the upper airway. |
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Aditus larynges
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- opening into the larynx from the pharynx
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Glottis-
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space between the true vocal folds
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Ventricle of Morgagni
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- space between true and false vocal folds
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Arytenoids
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- paired
- Hyaline cartilaginous tissue - tetrahedrons (three sided pyramid) – sit atop the posterior portion of the cricoid cartilage - cartilaginous glottis |
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Pyriform sinuses-
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spaces at the bottom of the valleculae where poolling can occur
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Valleculae
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groove between the base of the tongue and epiglottis that diverts saliva
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Vocal process
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anterior projection of the base of the arytenoid cartilages
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